Hora Finita is the flexible PhD management system that provides universities with peace of mind and actionable insights. Automate complex doctoral processes, reduce administrative burden, and empower PhD candidates to take ownership of their own success.
From application to formal admission: Hora Finita supports numerous workflows out of the box. Its key strength? You define governance and control. Does the primary supervisor take the lead, or does the Graduate School facilitate? Reduce the workload for Graduate Schools by distributing tasks and responsibilities smartly among candidates and supervisors.
Access accurate management information anytime, anywhere. Automated, intelligent reminders prompt stakeholders at exactly the right time regarding pending tasks. This keeps the doctoral process moving forward without manual follow-ups.
Enable PhD candidates to take ownership of their academic progress. Through an intuitive personal dashboard, candidates gain real-time visibility into active tasks, upcoming milestones, and training course progress. Once ready for the next stage, the candidate can initiate the thesis defense process directly.
Safeguard academic integrity and institutional compliance. Precisely define approval workflows and log every step of the decision-making process. Comprehensive audit logs ensure full traceability, with multi-regulations support to accommodate varying faculty doctorate regulations within a single system.
Universities rightly expect full control over their data. Hora Finita provides an open architecture free from vendor lock-in. Designed for seamless integration into your IT landscape, it offers native connections with Research Information Systems (such as Pure), Crossref (DOI registration), and federated identity providers (SURFconext, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect).
Why design a foundation from scratch when proven best practices are readily available? Hora Finita is not a generic framework requiring custom building, but a turnkey solution. The default configuration embeds years of accumulated expertise from leading universities — ensuring a swift launch, low implementation costs, and seamless alignment with daily academic operations from day one.
Every set of doctorate regulations is unique. We would be delighted to visit your institution (or meet online) to demonstrate Hora Finita's capabilities and explore how it aligns with your university's workflows.